The Edgar House Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

The Edgar House is a men's recovery home on Edgar Street in York, Pennsylvania, the seat of York County. The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs licenses the property as a recovery house under Act 59 of 2017.

A Men's Recovery Home on Edgar Street

The Edgar House takes its name directly from the street it sits on, a residential block in York. Its population is entirely men, which keeps house meetings, bathrooms and common space single-gender and holds one set of rules across the whole house.

What Pennsylvania Recovery House Licensing Covers

Licensure under Act 59 is voluntary in Pennsylvania, and a house that carries it has agreed to inspection by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs along with a published minimum operating standard. Pennsylvania's certification guide lays out what that license requires.

York as a County Seat

York is the seat of York County and a regional hub for south-central Pennsylvania, with the county courthouse, human services offices and a concentration of hospitals and outpatient providers inside the city. The Edgar House's location keeps residents inside that service radius rather than commuting in from a smaller township.

Before Applying to The Edgar House

A licensed operator has to disclose its fees and house rules before move-in. Ask what the weekly rate covers, whether a house manager lives on site, what the relapse and discharge policy says, and whether medication for opioid use disorder is accepted.